Improvement in horse-rakes



UNITED- ASTATES PATENT' OFFICE..l l

JOSEPH MILLER, OF PARIS, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

Speciilcation forming part of Letters Patent N0. 34,441, dated February18, 1862.

full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theannexed drawing, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to the class ot' horserrakes which contain apartially-rotating rakehead supported upon a carriage and elevated ordepressed at the option ot' the driver.

A is the axle-tree, B are the wheels, and C the thills, of a cart. Thethills are prolonged back ofthe axle-tree, so as to form tongues C,which support tberake-head D. Lugs E, which project from the head D,serve to limit the descent of the teeth F. A standard, G, attached tothe axle-tree, supports at its upper end a seat, H. Hinged to thestandard G, near its lower end, are two treadles, I J, which, beingconnected by straps t'j to opposite sides of the rake-head, act tovibrate said head either up or down as either treadle may be pressed up-In order to afford the operator the greatest power over the rake at itsextreme elevated and depressed positions, and comparative velocity orpromptness at all intermediate portions ot' its sweep, 1 form the headwith protuberances K K', which, by giving the strap a Igreater purchaseat these extreme points,

A spur, N, attached beneath the strap j, by

catching over the roller M when the strap is drawn forward, enables therake to be retained at its working position with very little eiiort onthe part of the driver.

I claim herein as new and of my invention- 1. The arrangement oftheprotuberances K YK', straps or chains` tj, rollers M, spur N, and

stops L,.in connection with the foot-levers I J to facilitate theelevation, depression, and holding down of the rake, as hereinbefore eX:plained. f

2. The combination ot' the standard G, seat H, and vertical foot-leversI J, the levers being mounted upon the standard G, the latter secured tothe axle A, and all arranged in the manner and for the purposes shownand explained.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH MILLER.

Witnesses:

J oHN STEEL, `NiooLos bHAannr.

